Discovery 1 HD drive flange replacement

[@nealeford1964]

Great stuff again! Clear and concise camera work and commentary. Have a look on eBay for silicone covers for your nuts 😐. Not a fix but tidies things up a bit

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

Thanks neale I have a solution for the nuts. There will be a short video on them once I get it sorted 👍

[@kubakubiczek]

Why do you put grease inside? I haven't seen anyone else doing that in other videos about changing flanges.

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

Hi kuba, it was mainly because the bearings hadn’t been changed in quite a while so I thought some fresh grease would help the bearings until i got round to changing them. (This was filmed before the wheel bearing swap videos)

[@kubakubiczek]

@@TheNorthernExplorer ahhhh ok I thought that was just an 'official' step of fixing it. Thank you, that clarifies everything :) great work!

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

@@kubakubiczek if you watch the wheel bearing change it shows how to properly grease the bearings kzbin.info/www/bejne/pojFcpqGe5J5hc0

[@032254855]

just got my truck back from the garage they put hd axles and flanges on the back and used some horrible looking silicone as a gasket on the flanges and charged me a small fortune will do it myself from now on

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

That’s the reason I do it myself, most places I’ve been have done a poor job. Have a go yourself and if you ever break down you can fix it yourself 👍

[@russellwaterman275]

Where abouts do the shimes go and does the bigger one go in first

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

The shims go on the end of the driveshaft between the flange and the circlip to prevent the shaft moving in and out. I’d say bigger first

[@russellwaterman275]

@@TheNorthernExplorer thank you very much love the videos keep them coming

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

@@russellwaterman275 thank you! Really appreciate that 👍

[@Reaper4367]

mayhaps i missed it, but did you refit the shims and circlip? Nice upgrade. Cheers for sharing.

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

Thank you, yes the shims and circlip go back on the same way they come off

[@markcarroll9943]

That rubber oring had me stumped…on flange or in cap….cheers

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

I’ll be honest I’m not too sure either! On the flange it tends to twist the o ring when tightening so I put it in the cap

[@markcarroll9943]

@@TheNorthernExplorer ….I binned both of them and used a smear of rtv sealant……..I’ve used that on maxi drive flanges when I’ve lost the o ring….no issues coming of or “not’’ coming off……haven’t leaked on my rear left yet

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

@@markcarroll9943 oh that’s a good idea I think I’ll do that

[@spooky4x4overland37]

Hi mate did you ever do a video on your headlights?

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

Hi mate, yeah it’s nearly done just got a couple of bits to add to it

[@spooky4x4overland37]

@@TheNorthernExplorer top man I see you’ve gone off socials again mate

[@TheNorthernExplorer]

@@spooky4x4overland37 yeah for good now, I’ll do a post letting people know soon